2022–23 Kosovar Cup

The 2022–23 Kosovar Cup is the football knockout competition of Kosovo in the 2022–23 season.

2022–23 Kosovar Cup

Tournament details
Country	Kosovo
Teams	40
Defending champions	Llapi
Final positions
Champions	Prishtina
Runner-up	SC Gjilani
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	129 (3.39 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Albert Dabiqaj (7 goals)
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 19 April 2023.

Preliminary rounds

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Arbana (IV)

1

Opoja (IV)

3

Opoja (III)

bye

–

–

Sharri (III)

1

Opoja (III)

1

KEK-u (III)

2

Prizreni (III)

2

KEK-u (III)

2

Prizreni (III)

3

Kosova VR (III)

2

Prizreni (III)

3

Fortuna Drenas (III)

2 (4)

Behar (III)

bye

Behar (III)

2 (5p)

–

–

Behar (III)

1

Shkëndija Hajvali (III)

0

Shkëndija Hajvali (III)

(w/o)

Vitia (III)

0

First round

The draw for the First Round was held on 7 October 2022 in the offices of the Football Federation of Kosovo. Only 10 teams from the Second League and the Third League of Kosovo participated in this round.^[1][2]

No	Date	Matches
1	11.10.2022	Sharri (III)	1–2	KEK-u (III)
2	12.10.2022	Fortuna Drenas (III)	2–2 (4–5 p)	Behar (III)
3	12.10.2022	Kosova VR (III)	2–3	Prizreni (III)
4	12.10.2022	Shkëndija Hajvali (III)	3–0 (w/o)	Vitia (III)
5	12.10.2022	Arbana (IV)	1–3	Opoja (IV)

Second round

The draw for the Second Round was held on 14 October 2022. A total of 5 teams participated in this round with Opoja receiving a bye into the Third Round. All matches were played on 19 October 2022.^[3]

No	Date	Matches
1	19.10.2022	Behar (III)	1–0	Shkëndija Hajvali (III)
2	19.10.2022	KEK-u (III)	2–3	Prizreni (III)
3	Opoja (bye) (IV)

Third round

Only 3 teams participated in this round. Behar advanced into the Round of 32 without playing a match.

No	Date	Matches
1	26.10.2022	Opoja (IV)	1–2	Prizreni (III)
2	Behar (bye) (III)

Round of 32

The draw for the Round of 32 took place on 11 November 2022, 13:00 CET. According to the competition regulations, teams in this round must be separated into pots.^[4]

Seeding

A total of 32 teams will participate in this round. Two winners from the preliminary rounds, 10 teams from Superleague and 20 teams from First League of Kosovo will be involved.

Seeded	Unseeded
Drita Ballkani Gjilani Prishtina Llapi Malisheva Dukagjini Trepça ‘89 Drenica Ferizaj Feronikeli 74 Istogu Rahoveci Fushë Kosova Ulpiana Vushtrria	Liria Phoenix Drenasi Rilindja 1974 KF A&N Trepça Vëllaznimi Ramiz Sadiku Vëllaznimi Flamurtari Vjosa Kika Arbëria 2 Korriku Ramiz Sadiku Vllaznia

Summary

The matches will take place on 17 November 2022, starting at 12:00 CET. Teams that have more than 2 players selected for the November international friendlies, will play their matches on 23 and 24 November 2022.^[5]

No	Date[6]	Matches[7][8][9]
1	17.11.2022	Llapi (I)	6–2	Vllaznia Pozheran (II)
2	17.11.2022	Vëllaznimi (II)	(w/o)[10]	Prishtina (I)
3	17.11.2022	Dukagjini Klinë (I)	2–0	Rilindja 1974 (II)
4	17.11.2022	Prizreni (III)	0–0 (2–0 a.e.t.)	Istogu (II)
5	17.11.2022	Feronikeli 74 (II)	4–1	2 Korriku (II)
6	17.11.2022	Vushtrria (II)	1–0	Drenasi (II)
7	17.11.2022	Vjosa (II)	1–0	Ulpiana (II)
8	17.11.2022	Drenica (I)	2–2 (7–8 p)	Flamurtari (II)
9	17.11.2022	Behar (III)	3–0 Awarded[11]	Ferizaj (I)
10	17.11.2022	KF A&N (II)	2–1	Rahoveci (II)
11	17.11.2022	Trepça '89 (I)	3–0	Kika (II)
12	17.11.2022	Trepça (II)	0–5	Gjilani (I)
13	17.11.2022	Fushë Kosova (II)	4–1	Arbëria (II)
14	17.11.2022	Ramiz Sadiku (II)	0–4	Malisheva (I)
15	23.11.2022	Drita (I)	1–2	Liria (II)
16	24.11.2022	Phoenix Banjë (II)	1–3	Ballkani (I)

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 took place on 1 December 2022. The matches will kick-off at 13:00 CET take place on 4 and 5 February 2023.^[12]

Summary

No	Date[13]	Matches[14][15][16]
1	04.02.2023	Liria (II)	2–3	Llapi (I)
2	04.02.2023	Feronikeli 74 (II)	0-3 Awarded[17]	Trepça '89 (I)
3	04.02.2023	Ballkani (I)	2–0	KF A&N (II)
4	04.02.2023	Flamurtari (II)	1–1 (3–4 p)	Vushtrria (II)
5	05.02.2023	Gjilani (I)	4–0	Vjosa (II)
6	05.02.2023	Behar (III)	3–1	Prizreni (III)
7	05.02.2023	Malisheva (I)	2–0	Fushë Kosova (II)
8	06.02.2023[18]	Prishtina (I)	3–1	Dukagjini Klinë (I)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 28 February 2023.^[19]

Summary

The matches took place on 15 March 2023.^[20]

No	Date	Stadium	Referee[21]	Matches[22]
1	15.03.2023	Riza Lushta Stadium	Genc Nuza	Trepça '89 (I)	1–5	SC Gjilani (I)
2	15.03.2023	Zahir Pajaziti Stadium	Burim Jahmurataj	Llapi (I)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Malisheva (I)
3	15.03.2023	Ferki Aliu Stadium	Visar Kastrati	Vushtrria (II)	1–0	Behari (III)
4	15.03.2022	Fadil Vokrri Stadium	Dardan Çaka	Prishtina (I)	2–0	Ballkani (I)

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 21 March 2023.^[23]

First leg

Llapi v SC Gjilani

5 April 2023	Llapi	1–2	SC Gjilani	Podujevë
15:00 (UTC+2)	Selimi 39'	Report	Jashari 7' Islami 17'	Stadium: Zahir Pajaziti Stadium Referee: Gramos Shala

Vushtrria v Prishtina

5 April 2023	Vushtrria	1–2	Prishtina	Vushtrri
15:00 (UTC+2)	Chibueze 18'	Report	Krasniqi 83', 90'	Stadium: Ferki Aliu Stadium Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu

Second leg

SC Gjilani v Llapi

19 April 2023	SC Gjilani	1–0 (3–1 agg.)	Llapi	Gjilan
15:00 (UTC+2)	Ramadani 35'	Report		Stadium: Gjilan City Stadium Referee: Gramos Shala

Prishtina v Vushtrria

19 April 2023	Prishtina	6–0 (8–1 agg.)	Vushtrria	Pristina
15:00 (UTC+2)	Hyseni 8' Kryeziu 16', 36' Pefqeli 74' Jashari 83' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu

Final

SC Gjilani	0–2	Prishtina
		Hamiti 67' Pefqeli 74'

5 June 2023

18:00 CEST

Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina

Referee: Visar Kastrati

Statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 19 April 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Albert Dabiqaj	Gjilani	7
2	Leotrim Kryeziu	Prishtina	3
	Francisco Rivera	Llapi
	Gramoz Bajra	Prizreni
3	Armend Kryeziu		2

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• Association football portal

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